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Re: Uninsured rate in US at record low

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I'd rather a majority of Catholics than the christian fanatics. Most Catholics aren't strict followers of the dogma, these days.
I'd like to see an agnostic in the group ;)) fat chance!

The majority of Americans identify themselves as Christians, while close to a quarter claim no religious affiliation.[2] According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center, 70.6% of the American population identified themselves as Christians, with 46.5% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant, and 20.8% professing Roman Catholic beliefs. The same study says that other religions (including Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism) collectively make up about 6% of the population. According to a 2012 survey by the Pew forum, 36 percent of Americans state that they attend services nearly every week or more.[3] According to the 2013 Gallup poll, Mississippi with 61% of its population described as very religious (say that religion is important to them and attend religious services almost every week) is the most religious state in the country, while Vermont with only 22% as very religious is the least religious state.[4]

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Re: Uninsured rate in US at record low
By: Cactus Flower
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Sat, 07 Nov 15 2:12 AM
Msg. 17504 of 54959

The medical space and the religious space are different things. Catholics run churches and concern themselves with souls. Doctors make decisions about medicine in hospitals.

It's when folks cross the line that problems occur. When folks demand that religious rules apply in the medical realm.

Caholics may think of themselves as doing good. Doing good is letting doctors be doctors. If you want to offer religious-based contraceptive or abortion advice to patients, you can do it from a church. Or if requested, by all means have a priest visit a patient.

Of course, we remember that 5 of 9 supremes are Catholic. So they are likely to make a poor decision. Typical of catholicism to over-reach.

You should never have a religious majority on the supreme court of a country. Especially if that religious group is far from being a majority in that society.


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